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Presenting yourself in a favorable light on Facebook can have the opposite intended effect.

Merck announced today the results of a recent on-line survey about women's views on relationships and sex.

Kevin Pak, pharmacy student at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences, gives advice to students preparing to enter pharmacy school.

The FDA has approved Novartis's eltrombopag (Promacta) to treat a rare, chronic blood disorder in children.

In addition to treating hepatitis B virus infection, Novartis's antiviral drug telbivudine effectively protects against mother-to-infant transmission.

FDA officials have recommended approval for Amgen's proposed cholesterol-lowering medication, evolocumab (Repatha).

Pharmacists know changes in vitamin K intake can drastically alter INR values in patients taking warfarin.

The FDA approved a 2.9-mg/0.71-mg dosage strength of Orexo's sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone (Zubsolv).

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy has convened a group of health care thought leaders from across the country to discuss issues.

Here are 8 pet peeves pharmacy technicians face on a daily basis.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced today that Robert L. Rosiello was appointed as Executive Vice President and will take over the role of Chief Financial Officer on July 1, 2015.

Pharmacy technicians in Pennsylvania may soon be held to higher regulatory standards as a result of new legislation passed by state lawmakers.

Walgreens, in collaboration with MDLIVE, the nation's leading provider of telehealth services, today announced an expansion of its telehealth platform to users in Colorado, Illinois and Washington.

New research offers a few tips for anxious pharmacy students in interview settings.

Peter J. Rice, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, reflects on how the industry has changed as interest in pharmacy has grown.

Tom Frank, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Research and Education at Area Health Education Center, forecasts what drugs currently in the development pipeline will be critical and relevant for health-system pharmacists.

Brian Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDE, discusses what is more important to creating a collaborative environment: provider status or payment status.

Tom Frank, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Research and Education at Area Health Education Center, compares efficacy of warfarin and new oral anticoagulants, such as edoxaban.

Peter J. Rice, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, discusses how his school promotes interprofessional education.

Shaun Ellen Gleason, PharmD, MGS, assistant professor at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, talks about what makes a student stand out to her.

Tom Frank, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Research and Education at Area Health Education Center, discusses how he thinks new chronic heart failure drugs could change heart failure management from a health-system pharmacist's perspective.

Brian Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDE, discusses what he think needs to happen in the next few years to move health care closer to being a truly collaborative system.

The American Medical Association today introduced the 21 members of its Board of Trustees for the coming year following elections held during the Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.

Tom Frank, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Research and Education at Area Health Education Center, discusses how to support medication adherence for patients taking multiple medications.

The opportunities and challenges in health-system pharmacy are broader and larger than one can imagine, but achievements are being made one day at a time.

Patients who resume taking high blood pressure medication within 48 hours of surgery may have reduced risk of death.

Provider status legislation may be the signature pharmacy policy issue of 2015.

Pharmacy technicians with special certifications are taking on expanded roles in medication delivery.

Revised IMS Health data depict where prescriptions are being dispensed across the community pharmacy setting.